The results of more late-breaking races were announced yesterday and today, and in three key places they swung in Democrats’ favor.
In Virginia, Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly beat his challenger by 981 votes. Republican candidate Keith Fimian conceded today:
Freshman Democratic incumbent Rep. Gerry Connolly of northern Virginia eked out a narrow, belated re-election victory Tuesday after a concession from his Republican challenger, Keith Fimian....
"A few minutes ago, Keith Fimian conceded the election for Virginia's 11th District," Connolly said in a statement. "I thank Keith for a hard-fought campaign, and am humbled and honored that I will be able to continue serving the people of the 11th District for another two years in Congress."
In Washington state, the Associated Press called the race for Democratic Rep. Rick Larsen late last night:
Larsen led by nearly 5,500 votes Monday night, with an estimated 18,000 ballots to count. Koster would need more than 65 percent of those in order to overcome Larsen's lead — a virtual impossibility, according to a Seattle Times analysis.
An upbeat Larsen, speaking from his campaign headquarters in Everett, said, "All year I've been telling my staff that the way to beat back a tide is to build a wall. We built a wall with hundreds of volunteers."
And in Connecticut yesterday, Tom Foley conceded to Dan Malloy, giving the Nutmeg state its first Democratic governor since 1991.